Arkansas has one of the lowest voter registration and voter turnout rates in the nation. In the 2026 March primaries, just 24% of registered voters cast a ballot. Now consider…
Arkansas’ fiscal session begins today! At noon on April 8, 2026, the legislators will convene to discuss what to do with our tax dollars. Let’s dive in with a quick…
In February 2023, the Arkansas legislature filed Senate Bill 294, commonly known as the LEARNS Act. Within a month, LEARNS became the law of the land. It was a 145…
In a rare bit of good news, today the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a preliminary injunction blocking a state rule that made voter registration more difficult and gave…
Welcome to a new series from For AR People, Citizen Spotlight. When government doesn’t work for the people, the people work for themselves. We’re going to highlight folks from around…
Unregulated pregnancy centers act as pseudo healthcare clinics, absorbing millions in taxpayer dollars while the state’s healthcare infrastructure collapses. If you google “medical clinic for pregnancy in Arkansas,” the top…
How Arkansas’s participation in the federal program is tagging citizens as “under review” On a spreadsheet labeled “Under Review SAVE AR,” there is a line for a woman marked United…
It’s is the Problem Protect AR Rights is trying to fix Last fall voters in Independence County approved a ballot measure calling for paper ballot in elections – the old…
Late on January 14, the University of Arkansas law school announced it had rescinded the offer of employment to Prof. Emily Suski, who had been tapped for the dean position…
This November, Lee County residents will have the opportunity to decide on a proposed 15.7-millage adjustment to the local school property tax. The goal of the proposal is to modernize…